diff --git a/docs-chef-io/content/inspec/resources/aws_cloudwatch_log_group.md b/docs-chef-io/content/inspec/resources/aws_cloudwatch_log_group.md
index 41ec63b58..80c3b7c94 100644
--- a/docs-chef-io/content/inspec/resources/aws_cloudwatch_log_group.md
+++ b/docs-chef-io/content/inspec/resources/aws_cloudwatch_log_group.md
@@ -41,6 +41,11 @@ end
 : This resource accepts a single parameter, the log group name which uniquely identifies the CloudWatch Log Group.
   This can be passed either as a string or as a `log_group_name: 'value'` key-value entry in a hash.
 
+`limit` _(optional)_
+
+: This resource accepts a single parameter, an integer representing the number of results allowed to return. If not passed, in, this defaults to `1`, which will only return the first match to the `log_group_name`.
+  This can be passed as a `limit: 'value'` key-value entry in a hash.
+
 ## Properties
 
 `retention_in_days`
diff --git a/libraries/aws_cloudwatch_log_group.rb b/libraries/aws_cloudwatch_log_group.rb
index 6cb1cd1b6..5fe64071e 100644
--- a/libraries/aws_cloudwatch_log_group.rb
+++ b/libraries/aws_cloudwatch_log_group.rb
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ class AwsCloudWatchLogGroup < AwsResourceBase
   name 'aws_cloudwatch_log_group'
   desc 'Verifies settings for an AWS CloudWatch Log Group.'
 
-  attr_reader :log_group_name, :retention_in_days, :metric_filter_count, :kms_key_id, :tags, :arn
+  attr_reader :log_group_name, :limit, :retention_in_days, :metric_filter_count, :kms_key_id, :tags, :arn
 
   def initialize(opts = {})
     opts = { log_group_name: opts } if opts.is_a?(String)
@@ -18,9 +18,10 @@ def initialize(opts = {})
     end
 
     @log_group_name = opts[:log_group_name]
+    @limit = opts[:limit] ? opts[:limit].to_i : 1
 
     catch_aws_errors do
-      resp = @aws.cloudwatchlogs_client.describe_log_groups({ log_group_name_prefix: @log_group_name })
+      resp = @aws.cloudwatchlogs_client.describe_log_groups({ log_group_name_prefix: @log_group_name, limit: @limit })
       @log_groups = resp.log_groups
     end